Bring a new teddy bear to toss onto the court at halftime and you’ll get into the game FREE!
All stuffed animals collected will be donated to SAFE – a children’s emergency support group, helping bring comfort to kids in difficult situations.
Let’s pack the stands, cheer on the team, and shower the court with bears for a great cause!
Artist of the Week - Mya Luna is a 7th grader in art. Mya did an excellent job all quarter! This piece is her clay vessel. Mya used her creativity and her craftsmanship to make a piece that stands out. Her work will be saved for our annual art show in May. Mya excelled at both 2D and 3D art forms.
Our high schoolers spent the morning diving into their interests by rotating through five career sessions of their choice, selecting from 15 amazing speakers representing a wide range of careers and industries. From hands-on trades to technical programs and professional pathways, students had the chance to ask questions, make connections, and start thinking about what their future might look like.
Thank you to all of our speakers:
- Chief Ben VanHaren; Plainfield Police Department
- Walts Petroleum; Sara Szews + Denzel Beggs
- Drexel Building Supply; Mike Gullickson + Tarion O'Carrol
- Christian Baker; Senior Financial Aid Outreach Specialist at Mid-State Technical College
- Alyssa Buechner ; VP of Credit Services at Equity Livestock
- Waushara Dental; Amanda Snyder + Marny Gillen + Molly Tratz + Missy Inda
- Leah Eckstein + Kimberly Keith; Mid-State Nursing Instructors
- Tammi Zellmer; Chief Financial Officer for Membrane System Specialists, Inc
- Nicole D. Paczesny; General Manager at Rockman's Catering
- Dakotah Smiley; AgHires
- Heartland Farms ; Peggy Dunn + Lynn Leahy + Mike Leahy
- Jennifer Blazek + Gracey McDermott, + Caitlin Quade + Henry Fries; College for Rural Wisconsin
- Wilkins Electric; Adam + Kasie Wilkins + Hailey Grueneberg
- National Guard; SGT Holly Bentzler + Johnathan Rottscheit
Our middle schoolers were busy exploring, too!
✨ 8th graders toured Fox Valley Technical College to experience college and career programs firsthand
🌱 7th graders visited Wysocki Family Farms to see agriculture and food production in action
🚜 6th graders discovered how food goes from farm to table at the Food + Farm Exploration Center
We’re so grateful to our guest speakers, community partners, and staff who helped make this day possible. Providing students with real-world experiences like these helps them see the many opportunities waiting for them beyond the classroom.
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We have two exciting announcements from the Food Service Department.
1. The food service is now going to be able to offer seconds on entrees for 6th - 12 grade. Seconds will be $1.25 for breakfast and $1.50 for lunch. Students will be able to use skyward balances or cash to purchase seconds. An opt out form is available for parents who may wish to not allow their children to charge or purchase seconds. Please contact Janine Schwartzman in the elementary office to sign this form or call 715-335-6366 X400.
2. Food Service will begin to offer a sharing table. This space will be for placing sealed and safe food products that were not used by a student to be available for the taking instead of thrown in the garbage. This is available for 4K - 12. 4K and K can only place items on the sharing table and not take from it for health concerns, per state requirements.
We are grateful for the opportunity to provide for student nutrition. If you have any questions contact your school office and they will connect you to the appropriate parties.
These 2 new programs will start Monday, February 16th, 2026
FAQs
Q: Why don’t you just give the students the seconds if it’s all leftover?
A: State and Federal law does not allow us to give out food beyond the one full meal. We are required by law to charge for seconds.
Q: Are the items on the sharing table safe?
A: Items on the sharing table must fall within strict safety guidelines in order for the program to exist. All safety protocols are being closely adhered to by the food service management.
Q: What if my student is part of the Free or Reduced lunch program?
A: Your student is eligible to take items from the sharing table and eligible to purchase seconds. If you do not have a skyward foods account with cash available (and one likely wouldn’t if qualified as free) students will be able to use cash at the counter.
Thank you -
Tri-County School District Food Service Team
2026-27 WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team
The application window for the 2026-27 WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team is now open!
This is for student-athletes who will be entering their junior year during the 2026-27 school year to take advantage of the educational opportunity.
The WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team is a collection of diverse student-athlete leaders from member schools across the state. This group of student-athletes will serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about the sports industry through various committee activities. Within the activities, the group will provide a student voice with the WIAA and will be the point people for creating and executing an annual student-athlete leadership conference for member schools.
Apply here
The deadline for the WIAA executive office to receive applications for the 2026-27 Student-Athlete Leadership Team is March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Please visit the WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership page on the WIAA website for the application form and to learn more about the program.
Interested student-athletes will complete the application which includes short answer questions and a video submission. BE CREATIVE!!!!
For any questions, please reach out to Jody Congdon or Jessica Rettler at athleticdirector@tcpenguin.net
Artist of the Week - Kailey Miller is a junior in 2D Art Class Section 3. This is Kailey's first time painting with ink and she did a fantastic job! Her use of color, blending and composition make us long for the warmer days ahead! Kailey is a fantastic art and we are very excited to see all the art she will create this semester.
Our kids competed against over 650 students in our regional, from 31 different high schools. This included 5 Division 1 schools (SPASH, Rhinelander, Marshfield, DC Everest, Rapids Lincoln) as FBLA competes geographically, and not by school enrollment. Please congratulate the following students who are advancing:
Kyu Yang, Business Ethics, 3rd place
Josey Boyd, Intro to FBLA, 2nd place
Kelsey Flyte, Intro to Parliamentary Procedure, 1st place
Reyna Calderon, Intro to Retailing and Merchandising, 1st place
Dom and Damien Friebel (team), Management Information Systems, 2nd place
Isaac Miller and Gage Beggs (team), Network Design, 2nd place
RJ Meddaugh, Networking Infrastructures, 1st place
Gabe Prince, Jake Makaryk, Aidan Brewer, and Lauren Wilkins (team), Parliamentary Procedure, 3rd place
Luke Rasmussen, Technology Support and Services, 2nd place
Tri-County Boys Basketball
WBCA Team Academic All-State - 2026 (3.5 team GPA)
WBCA Individual Academic All-State - 2026
Luke Rasmussen
RJ Meddaugh
Seth Hildebrandt
Sam Boyd
Gage Beggs
Breckin Urban
Damien Friebel
You make us proud!
